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snow-white Dec 1st 2008 11:48 am

are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 
hi all,
is there any other northerners on the goldcoast everyone we meet seems to be from down south, anyway were in pacific pines anyone up for a get together weve been here over a year would love to meet up for a coffee or drink or barbie let me know if anyones interested
lesley x

bobbyftm Dec 1st 2008 8:42 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by snow-white (Post 7027644)
hi all,
is there any other northerners on the goldcoast everyone we meet seems to be from down south, anyway were in pacific pines anyone up for a get together weve been here over a year would love to meet up for a coffee or drink or barbie let me know if anyones interested
lesley x

There's absolutely rakes of jocks down that way,just listen out for the people you can't understand and introduce yourself :lol:

Gallaghers Dec 1st 2008 9:39 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 
No your not seen micheal owen just the other day ha ha yes haven,t met any either geordies sorry.But its still nice on the gold coast maybe go to the meet ups there might just be a couple there.:)

snow-white Dec 1st 2008 10:50 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by bobbyftm (Post 7028556)
There's absolutely rakes of jocks down that way,just listen out for the people you can't understand and introduce yourself :lol:

yeah there the ones who cant understand us neither lol but then again the ozzies seem to think were irish, scottish or even welsh ????

bobbyftm Dec 1st 2008 10:54 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by snow-white (Post 7028796)
yeah there the ones who cant understand us neither lol but then again the ozzies seem to think were irish, scottish or even welsh ????

We have the same problem up here in Brizzy so don't think you're being picked on down there:mad:

snow-white Dec 2nd 2008 10:00 am

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by bobbyftm (Post 7028800)
We have the same problem up here in Brizzy so don't think you're being picked on down there:mad:

lol glad to hear you maccems are getting as much stick as us geordies then lol how you finding things in brissie, how long you been here
lesley

jayr Dec 2nd 2008 10:23 am

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 
I'm a Geordie in Brisbane, and we rent our house from good friends of ours (who we met here) and who live around the corner form us and are also Geordies.

snow-white Dec 2nd 2008 4:45 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by jayr (Post 7030962)
I'm a Geordie in Brisbane, and we rent our house from good friends of ours (who we met here) and who live around the corner form us and are also Geordies.

lol lucky you we havent met another couple where we live just began wondering wether we were the only ones here? hubbie missing the pint and footy coversations down the local pub anyone up for a meet up?
lesley

bobbyftm Dec 2nd 2008 6:02 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by snow-white (Post 7030863)
lol glad to hear you maccems are getting as much stick as us geordies then lol how you finding things in brissie, how long you been here
lesley

Absolutely loving it here :thumbsup: Been in Cleveland nigh on 18 months now and don't intend changing lifestyle in near future:)

snow-white Dec 2nd 2008 6:57 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by bobbyftm (Post 7032046)
Absolutely loving it here :thumbsup: Been in Cleveland nigh on 18 months now and don't intend changing lifestyle in near future:)

glad your settled and enjoying it, hubbie has some ozzie friends living in cleveland weve only lived in the one area pac pines but dont plan on staying in this area long term

moneypenny20 Dec 2nd 2008 7:23 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by snow-white (Post 7031925)
hubbie missing the pint and footy coversations down the local pub anyone up for a meet up?
lesley

Can that only happen with other Geordies?:confused: Get down to Surfers for one of their meet ups or check out any of the others around the place :D

ToonArmyLass Dec 7th 2008 11:39 am

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 
I've only met 1 or 2 other Geordies round here (bayside brisbane). I left Whitley Bay about 14 years ago and my accent had to change ..... no-one could understand a word I said!!

snow-white Dec 7th 2008 2:51 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by ToonArmyLass (Post 7046872)
I've only met 1 or 2 other Geordies round here (bayside brisbane). I left Whitley Bay about 14 years ago and my accent had to change ..... no-one could understand a word I said!!

lol we left whitley bay 15 months ago cant see our accent changing i do have to interperate for my hubbie though hes full on geordie so not many can understand him lol sometimes thats a good thing.
kids accents have started changing especially the 13 year oil wouldnt guess where shes from

snow-white Dec 7th 2008 2:53 pm

Re: are we the only geordies on goldcoast??
 

Originally Posted by moneypen20 (Post 7032161)
Can that only happen with other Geordies?:confused: Get down to Surfers for one of their meet ups or check out any of the others around the place :D

no didnt mean it to sound like that just wondered if there were any other geordies round this area, meet many from the south of england just not so many from the north?

moneypenny20 Dec 7th 2008 3:00 pm

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That's strange. I'm from the South and what Brits I meet all come from the North:confused::lol:


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